Teen who hurled knife that hit detective arrested

SAN DIEGO: A teenager faces a possible attempted-murder charge after throwing a knife at a gang-unit detective yesterday, San Diego police said.

Police were patrolling the area of 44th and Landis streets, near City Heights Community Park, when they saw three teenagers about 2:45 p.m. When police tried to talk with the group, they ran.

One of the teens ran toward a detective who was wearing civilian clothing but had a badge hanging from his neck. The teen, who was ordered to stop, threw a knife at the officer, which hit him in the chest and left a scratch on his left elbow, police said.

The assailant was caught a short time later and arrested, police said. His two companions also were taken into custody.

Sewer, 48, moved toward the officer with the knife in a menacing manner and was shot in the chest. He died on the street. –J.L.J.

Feds offering $250,000 reward in Rosas killing

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is offering a $250,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for fatally shooting U.S. Border Patrol Agent Robert Rosas.

The reward is in addition to the FBI's $100,000 reward and an additional $10,000 reward offered for information leading to the recovery of Rosas'service weapon.

The agent was killed while on duty July 23 after responding to suspicious activity in an area near Campo known for human and drug smuggling.

'Trusted traveler' caught at border with pot in tires

SAN YSIDRO: A vehicle being driven by a 20-year-old woman enrolled in the U.S. government's “trusted traveler” program had more than 100 pounds of marijuana stuffed in its tires, authorities said yesterday.

The woman, a U.S. citizen, was arrested about noon Wednesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro Port of Entry.

She was waiting in a SENTRI fast-pass lane in a black 2009 Jeep Patriot that was registered in the program, which allows for shorter commute times for pre-screened drivers and vehicles.

The sport utility vehicle was directed to secondary inspection after a drug-detection dog called officers' attention to it. Officers found 26 packages of marijuana hidden in all four tires of the SUV and in the spare tire.

The marijuana had a street value of $61,000, customs officials said.

The woman was taken to the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown San Diego to await arraignment.

About 105,000 people on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are enrolled in SENTRI, which stands for Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection. –S.S.

Bleeding man seeks help at CVS pharmacy

IMPERIAL BEACH: A bleeding man ran into a pharmacy late Wednesday and asked for help after he had been stabbed, authorities said.

The wounded man went into the CVS store on Palm Avenue near Ninth Street about 11:45 p.m., sheriff's officials said.

He was taken to a hospital, where he is expected to recover. Investigators were trying to determine how the man was wounded. –D.B.

Check of tire at border yields 50 pounds of coke

EAST COUNTY: The U.S. Border Patrol seized more than $500,000 worth of cocaine hidden inside a SUV's spare tire and arrested a 24-year-old driver at a checkpoint in East County.

The man, driving a black Jeep Cherokee, was stopped Tuesday at the inspection site when a canine detected the presence of narcotics, Border Patrol officials said.

Agents searched the vehicle and found 20 bundles of cocaine weighing about 50 pounds hidden in the spare tire. The estimated street value of the drugs is $509,300, officials said.

The man, whose name wasn't released, is a U.S. citizen, officials said.

Since October, the agency has confiscated nearly 1,600 pounds of cocaine and 25,500 pounds of marijuana. –D.B.

Person injured in crash after pursuit by deputies

NORTH COUNTY: A person was seriously injured after a brief sheriff's pursuit on state Route 78 in Escondido last night, authorities said.

The accident occurred just before 8 p.m. on Route 78 near Nordahl Road, according to the California Highway Patrol's Web site.

Sheriff's deputies were trying to stop two people in a car on suspicion of burglarizing vehicles in a parking lot, sheriff's Lt. Sylvester Washington said. The driver appeared to be surprised by the deputies, and the car crashed, Washington said.

The injured person was taken to a hospital, a fire dispatcher said. –M.R.